THE NOVEL:
White Breasts is set in Black Africa. It narrates the imprisonment of 2 white women by the insane General of a rebel army.,
Loura is a volunteer schoolteacher. Margaret is an American journalist. Their paths cross again and again when they are captured by the rebel forces..
Here is Louras meeting with the General after her capture...
THE NOVEL:
There was a long silence. Neither of them looked away.
"My dear Miss Jones," he said, "I will conduct the body search myself. I am sure you would prefer that to having an ordinary Officer put his hands all over you. I wish to avoid you suffering any unnecessary humiliation.."
Margaret bit her lip. She was furious. The sweat on her Tshirt was showing every detail, including the nipples on her heavy breasts.
Not for the first time, she wished her breasts werenot quite so large.
She felt very embarrassed and as the seconds ticked by it got worse.
She wanted the earth to open up and swallow her.
"The regulations say you must raise both arms, Miss Jones. But given the circumstances, I don't think it will be necessary." His eyes were fixed on the young journalist's breasts.
Her hands were cuffed behind her back. She could hardly have lifted her arms if she had wanted to.......
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